On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review
The year's best books, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review.
Also in the Book Review
The author of "Atonement" and, most recently, "Sweet Tooth," believes the greatest reading pleasure has "an element of self-annihilation."
By LYDIA MILLET
Reviewed by LISA ZEIDNER
A new widow inherits a peculiar Pasadena estate in the final installment of Lydia Millet's trilogy.
By RICHARD RUSSO
Reviewed by MEG WOLITZER
Richard Russo escaped small-town New York State and became a writer, but he could never escape his mother.
By KAREN ENGELMANN
Reviewed by SUSANN COKAL
Politics, cartomancy and ambition collide in Karen Engelmann's historical novel.
By JOHN TAYLOR with TOM SYKES
Reviewed by CAROLINE WEBER
Duran Duran's John Taylor on the perks and perils of being a rock star.
By KEVIN PHILLIPS
Reviewed by JOSEPH J. ELLIS
The determining events of the American Revolution occurred a year earlier than most people realize, Kevin Phillips argues.
By PAUL AVRICH and KAREN AVRICH
Reviewed by ELSA DIXLER
A joint biography of Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman traces their wide-ranging activities.
By YANG JISHENG. Translated by STACY MOSHER and GUO JIAN.
Reviewed by JONATHAN MIRSKY
The Chinese famine of the mid-20th century is a monument to Maoist tyranny, a journalist argues.
By THOMAS E. RICKS
Reviewed by MAX BOOT
Today's Army, Thomas E. Ricks writes, retains manifestly incompetent generals rather than admit to failure.
CRIME
By MARILYN STASIO
In "The Black Box," Michael Connelly's battle-scarred veteran, Harry Bosch, settles past and present scores with a single case.
By J. ROBERT LENNON
Reviewed by KEVIN BROCKMEIER
In J. Robert Lennon's novel, a woman encounters another version of her world.
By ROBERT MACFARLANE
Reviewed by ROB NIXON
Robert Macfarlane's contemplative walks take him from the British Isles to the sacred landscapes of Spain and the Himalayas.
VISUALS
By STEVEN HELLER
"Norman Bel Geddes Designs America" is a profusely illustrated career monograph that serves as the catalog for an exhibition.
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By DARIN STRAUSS
It's been a year of remarkable novels, several of them sharing an unlikely pedigree.
By GREGORY COWLES
Among other things, Carol Loomis's "Tap Dancing to Work" asks the timeless question, Are Jimmy and Warren Buffett related?
Recently reviewed books of particular interest.
By IHSAN TAYLOR
Paperback books of particular interest.
This week, a discussion of the Book Review's 10 Best Books of 2012; Caroline Weber talks about Duran Duran; Leslie Kaufman has notes from the field; Steven Heller on his latest Visuals column; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
REVIEWS BY THE TIMES'S CRITICS
Editor's Note
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John WilliamsBooks Producer The New York Times on the Web
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